Why the study?
Does a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay provide incremental benefit for predicting hospital death for women at presentation compared with a sensitive cardiac troponin assay?
Population
Adult patients presenting to the emergency department at Hamilton General Hospital and Juravinski Hospital…
Comparison
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay vs Sensitive cardiac troponin assay
Design
Cohort
Authors
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hs-cTnI may improve hospital death prediction in women versus sensitive cTnI; leaves open whether sex-specific use alters management or outcomes.
Does a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay provide incremental benefit for predicting hospital death for women at presentation compared with a sensitive cardiac troponin assay?
Kavsak et al. (2013) studied this question.
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